• Training Methods- Long and Short Term Effects
• Analysis of Specific Athletic Events
• Measurement and Evaluation of Athletic Abilities
• Exercise Performance and Environmental Stress
• Special Aids to Exercise Training and Performance
• Identification and Development of Talents in Competitive Sports
• Sport Injuries- Prevention and Rehabilitations
• The Role of Technology in Sporting Performance
• Relations in Sports: Athletes, Coaches, Parents

• Physical inactivity and health
•  Dose-response issues in physical activity and health
•  Physical activity and health promotion at different settings: schools, workplace, primary care etc.
•  Environmental issues and physical activity
•  Economic evaluation of physical activity and health promotion
•  Guidelines of physical activity over the lifespan
•  Physical activity and inactivity in specific populations
•  Physical activity assessment

• Fall Prevention, Balance and Mobility
• Physical Activity and Mental Health in Old Age
• Motives and Barriers of Physical Activity in Old Age
• Physical Activity and Cognitive Functioning in Healthy Older Adults
• Physical Activity and Alzheimer's Disease
• Physical  Activity for The Very Old ("Fourth Age")
• Assessing the Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Different Emotional Aspects of Older Adults
• Assessing Physical Activity Programs for Different Groups of Older Adults 
• Physical Activity, Aging and Psychological Function
• Quality of Life: Psychological Factors, Physical Activity

• Sport Injuries among Young Athletes- Prevalence, Prevention and Treatment
• Dietary Habits and Eating Disorders in Young Female Athletes 
• Pediatric Exercise Testing
• Exercise and Childhood Obesity
• Exercise, Growth and Bone Metabolism
• New Approaches for Training Assessment in the Young Athlete
• Nutritional Supplements and Ergogenic Aids in the Young Athlete

• Elite Athletes and the Gene Polymorphisms
• Gene Variation and Response to Exercise and Athletic Training
• Effect Modification of SNP's ( A single-nucleotide polymorphism) on Disease Development through Physical Activity
• Possible Gene Expression Changes Following Training
• Gene Region Polymorphisms Related to Exertion Muscle Damage.
• The Association of Gene Variants with Body Mass Index and Obesity
• Inflammatory Gene Changes Associated with Heavy Physical Training

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Exercise and Physical Activity
• Contemporary Strategies for Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Modification
• Independent and Combined Effect of Nutrition and Exercise on Bone Mass Development
• Exercise or Exercise and Diet for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention
• Effects of Exercise and Restrained Eating Behaviour on Appetite Control

• Judgment and decision making in sport and exercise
• Psychological and Sociological aspects of exercise and health
• Marketing and finance in sport and exercise
• Sport economics

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 8. Complex System Approach to Sport and Exercise 

 9.  Sport and the State: A Controversial Relationship